Flights Indianapolis → Fort Lauderdale
IND → FLL
Route overview
The flight route from Indianapolis to Fort Lauderdale operates with a high volume of flights, totaling 329 annually. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 17.1 minutes, serving one of the busiest destinations in terms of passenger traffic, Fort Lauderdale, which sees over 31 million passengers per year.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Indianapolis (IND) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 427 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.81%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads south for about 1,621 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 27m.
Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of IND-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 427 tracked IND-FLL flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about IND-FLL
On the Indianapolis (IND) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 427 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-Fort Lauderdale is 2.81% across 427 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Fort Lauderdale, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
